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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind by Shoukei Matsumoto, read by Adam Sims.
We remove dust to sweep away our worldly desires. We scrub dirt to free ourselves of attachments. We live simply and take time to contemplate the self, mindfully living each moment. It's not just monks that need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world today needs it.
The Zen sect of Buddhism is renowned for the cleanliness of its monks, but cleaning is greatly valued in Japanese Buddhism in general as a way to cultivate the mind. In this book, I introduce everyday cleaning methods typically employed in temples, while sharing what it's like to be a monk in training.
This book will improve the condition not just of your own mind, but also the people around you. I hope listeners will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.
Audio updated as of February 2018.
Critic Reviews
The most unusual self-help book of 2018 ... There is something surprisingly calming about just reading the book, hearing Matsumoto's simple instructions and admiring the clean pen drawings of Japanese sandals and brooms (Jane Fryer)
A bestseller in Japan, this charming book offers practical cleaning tips as well as fascinating insights into the Buddhist approach to life, which counters the wastefulness of modern society with a respect for spaces and objects that is deeply humane ... Ideal preparatory reading for the January clean (PD Smith)
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- Kaustubh Gupta
- 22-08-19
Excellent work !
Nice, clear advice on keeping our thoughts clean. Keep it up.
The narration was recorded well and was understandable.
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- Nikhil Mishra
- 05-10-20
Very insightful
Never thought that cleaning had such an in depth meaning to it. This audiobook has a very in depth meaning to it. Will definitely recommend it to everyone.
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- Sushil Dimri
- 04-03-20
Good one
loved it, this is fastest I have finished any book. Peaceful to listen. Recommend everyone to listen.
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- Prassanna S
- 01-02-22
Clean Mind
The author relate everyday house chores with the mind . After listening to this i try to remove blockers / impurities near me . I am becoming more organized
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- SriramV
- 31-01-24
Simple tidying habits for leading a clean life
This book explains the simple tidying rituals followed in Zen monasteries, and their applicability in anyone's day-to-day life. Cleanliness, putting things back in their places, not wasting anything, washing utensils, garden work, sleep are all activities that will calm the mind and cleanse the soul.
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- Monika
- 07-04-21
Gentle reminder to lead a simple life
It's a short audio book telling us what we know already but need to be reminded gently to actually put that in daily practice and experience joy from it. It's beautifully narrated and simply written.
If you're debating in your head about spending money on buying this audiobook or not, I'd suggest doing it. Skip buying an outside meal once and buy this one instead. Listen to it when you're not distracted and practice mindfulness with it. By the time you finish it, you may even thank your awesome self for giving it time.
It's a tiny book of roughly 2 hours only and you can listen to it while taking a walk in a park on a weekend morning. I loved the investment I made in listening to this early morning today at around 5.30 am.
The crux of this book - Experience a joyful life filled with simple acts of mindful cleaning. :)
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- Addi46
- 27-03-20
Simple Cleaning explained Simply
The first two Chapters, were difficult to get through, then, quite suddenly, enjoyed it thoroughly.
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- Biswanath Mahanta
- 09-02-22
A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
Every time I hear it's inspire me a lot and helps improve cleaning activities
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- Rakesh Sharma
- 16-12-19
excellent book for practicing on daily basis with
lot of things to implement for continuous improvement as welfare measure of individuals.
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- A D'souza
- 17-04-21
Simple yet challenging!
Wonderful book. Each word and thought expressed carefully. Listening once is not enough. Highly recommended.
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